Piracy

Regional & threat intelligence 4 min read

Resurgent Piracy and Grey-Zone Pressure: Why Maritime Risk Is Compounding

Maritime risk is no longer defined by one threat at a time. Two patterns are intensifying together: armed piracy is reasserting itself in the western Indian…

Meredyth Grant June 16, 2026

Regional & threat intelligence 4 min read

Somali Basin piracy: the deep-offshore surge operators cannot ignore

For most of the past decade, Somali piracy was treated as a solved problem. Sustained naval patrols, hardened merchant shipping and a collapse in successful…

Meredyth Grant May 28, 2026

BMP 4 min read

Best Management Practices (BMP) for Maritime Security: Deterring Piracy on Transit

If your vessel is routed through a piracy or armed-robbery hotspot, Best Management Practices (BMP) is the single most important piece of guidance you will…

Meredyth Grant February 13, 2026

gulf of guinea 4 min read

West Africa: Where Have the Pirates Gone?

For most of the last decade, the Gulf of Guinea was the most dangerous piracy hotspot in the world. By the early 2020s it accounted for the overwhelming…

Meredyth Grant February 02, 2026